Mahmoud Sami Al Baroudi ( ar, محمود سامي البارودي; June 11, 1839 – December 11, 1904) was a significant
Egypt
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ian
political figure
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and a prominent poet. He served as 5th
Prime Minister of Egypt
The prime minister of Egypt () is the head of the Egyptian government. A direct translation of the Arabic-language title is "Minister-President of Egypt" and "President of the Government". The Arabic title can also be translated as "President of ...
from 4 February 1882 until 26 May 1882. He was known as ''rab alseif wel qalam'' رب السيف و القلم ("lord of sword and pen").
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Al Ahram Weekly (722), 23–29 December 2004 His father belonged to an Ottoman-Egyptian family while his mother was a Greek
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woman who converted to Islam upon marrying his father.
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1839 births
1904 deaths
19th-century prime ministers of Egypt
19th-century Egyptian poets
19th-century male writers
Prime Ministers of Egypt
Egyptian male poets
Egyptian pashas
Greek Muslims
People from the Ottoman Empire of Greek descent
Egyptian people of Greek descent
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